Date: 1913-11-03
Source: ru:PSS/v48; ru:PSS

# TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWSPAPER "ZA PRAVDU"

Editor
Letter to the Editor

Dear Comrades!

While welcoming the excellent start of the struggle by the six deputies for respect of the will of the majority of workers and the excellent campaign of your newspaper 256, I would also like to draw attention to the following:
if the seven are brazenly declaring themselves to be the Social-Democratic faction (as
they have done in the conclusion of their article in No. 60 257), then the six must calmly, briefly, and firmly state: "We are the Social-Democratic workers' faction, because
we are in accord with the will of the majority of conscious workers, we carry it out, we represent the majority. Not a single fact, not a single figure from the mass of them, presented in our
newspaper and proving this truth, has been disproved by the seven non-partisans. Here is our address, comrades workers, turn to us, and do not think that we would insult you with the thought
that we consider you capable of believing the theory: 'seven deputies are above the party, above the will of the majority of workers.' Even 77 deputies cannot be above this will.

We strictly carry it out."

Such a short statement is necessary. Then a formal statement should be submitted to the Sejm (i.e., to the State Duma). Then very quickly, instantly, the arrogance will fall from the seven - very, very

First page of V. I. Lenin's letter to the editor of the newspaper
"Za Pravdu". - Between 2 and 7 November 1913.

TO K. GUYSMANS. 3 NOVEMBER 1913.

quickly they will agree to equality (formally recognized by all of them). There is no other way out for them or for anyone else.

If you take up the load, don't say you can't bear it. The six have started excellently, and victory is assured to them if they continue correctly - in a week or two, victory is inevitable.

Best regards and wishes.

V. I.

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Written between 2 and 7 November

Sent from Krakow to St. Petersburg

First published on May 5, 1932 in the newspaper "Pravda" No. 123

Printed from the manuscript